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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which wing steals a manual on dragons?

2. Where does Ridoc bear his relic?

3. Which of the following is noted as having “nearly destroyed the Continent” (290)?

4. How many members of Violet’s cohort bond with dragons at Presentation?

5. What is the name of Rhiannon’s sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. What justification is given for the acceptance of casualties among cadets?

2. What does Neema request from General Sorrengail?

3. Why is Ridoc denied leadership?

4. How does Liam know Xaden?

5. Why does Rhiannon note preferring morning flight practice to afternoon?

6. Why do flight leathers bear minimal insignia?

7. Why is Violet taken off of breakfast duty?

8. Why do dragons generally prohibit feathertails from bonding?

9. Why, ultimately, is Violet upset at Jack’s death?

10. To what task is Violet’s unit first assigned for War Games?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A lack of formal sectional division in the novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

Essay Topic 2

Conversely, given demonstrated efforts toward censorship in a number of countries, what would likely prompt bans of Fourth Wing? By which groups? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

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